impunity\im*pu"ni*ty\ (?), n. [l. impunitas, fr. impunis without punishment; pref. im- not + poena punishment: cf. f. impunité. see pain.] exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss. heaven, though slow to wrath, is never with impunity defied. the impunity and also the recompense.

Impunity means "exemption from punishment or loss or escape from fines". In the international law of human rights, it refers to the failure to bring perpetrators of human rights violations to justice and, as such, itself constitutes a denial of the victims' right to justice and redress. Impunity is especially common in countries that lack a tradition of the rule of law, suffer from corruption or that have entrenched systems of patronage, or where the judiciary is weak or members of the security forces are protected by special jurisdictions or immunities.

(n.) = impunidad. Ex: This climate of impunity not only enables the military to evade prosecution from rape but also fosters a culture of continuing and escalating violence. ----* with impunity = con impunidad, impunemente.